SYNOPSIS Of Iron Reign (Season 1)
This Netflix series is all over the place. The latter is pretty much a given when you learn that the story involves a drug empire in Barcelona. One that is being led with an iron fist. For eight long episodes, Lluís Quílez introduces a plethora of characters and then tries to tell their backstory with a sepia-toned filter, making the entire thing tedious.
SUMMARY Of Iron Reign (Season 1)
The port in Barcelona, where tons of drugs were shipped in and transported across Europe, was under the control of Joaquin Manchado. His brother (Roman) helps him control the drug empire. His children, Rocio and Ricardo; his right-hand man, Flaco; his son-in-law, Nestor; and a corrupt cop, Miki.
Joaquin was burdened because he was receiving the shipment of drugs from Czar (a Mexican drug lord) that was to be handed over to Massimmo Carfora. Victor is an undercover cop, and he aims to catch them during the exchange.
Victor was close friends with Nestor and Rocio. The drugs are conveyed by the czar’s children, Ariel and Lucia. The shipment is set to stay there for 24 hours before the exchange. At night, Joaquin is called to the port by himself, and someone attacks him. He falls into a coma, putting the entire plan at risk.
Roman and Nestor take charge because the Mexican drug lord and the Frenchman are not agreeing to delay the exchange. The police are waiting for the exchange to happen, but they realize that the drugs have been swapped out. The police are spotted, and all of them are killed in a massacre.
The pressure builds on Judge Pilar. Carfora and the Mexicans warn the Manchados to find the drugs or face punishment. Carfora and the Frenchman have their problems when Javier, the man appointed to take care of the payment to the Mexicans,.
He launders money for the Frenchman, and due to the delay, the government freezes his account. Miki begins searching for the mole. Roman and Ricardo accuse each other of stealing the drugs. Ricardo has a gambling problem, and Roman is an alcoholic who has an unhealthy fascination with a sex worker named Christina.
Debtors of Ricardo’s attacks on Christina lure Roman out because they think he has drugs, and they come to steal them. Roman falls into Ricardo’s trap, but he kills everyone else and chases his nephew. The two of them end up killing each other in a brutal struggle.
There is another undercover cop named Nuria who has gone missing. The judge told Victor about her. She was captured by Miki. Victor checks her apartment to ensure where she is being held. But he is not able to save her.
Nestor and Rocio have a daughter named Sandra. But Rocio believes Nestor is having an affair with Sonia, Joaquin and his brother arrived in Barcelona in 1981 and went about setting their legacy at the port with Joaquin’s ambition and Roman’s strength.
During Roman and Ricardo’s funerals, Lucia and Ariel kidnap Sandra to gain a bargaining chip.
CAST AND CREW Of Iron Reign (Season 1)
- Director: Lluís Quílez
- Writer: Lluís Quílez, Arturo Ruiz Serrano, Daniel Corpas, Asier Guerricaechevarría
- Production Company: The Mediapro Studio
- Release Date: March 15th, 2024
- Starring: Eduard Fernández, Chino Darín, Jaime Lorento, Natalia de Molina, Sergi López, Enric Auquer, Daniel Grao, Raúl Briones, Salva Reina, Giannina Fruttero, Cosimo Fusco, Ana Torrent.
- Genre: Spanish, Crime, Thriller
- Distributed by: Netflix
- Country: Spain
- Language: Spanish, English, and available in other regional languages.